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The Princess And The Frog

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Stars: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Oprah Winfrey, Keith David, John Goodman

Director: Ron Clements/John Musker

Rated: G

Showing: Liberty Theatre, Friday 2:30/6pm; Saturday/Sunday 1:30/4/ 6:30pm; Monday to Wednesday 2:30/4:30/6:45pm; Thursday 1:30/6:30pm

Runtime: 97 minutes

Animation/family/fantasy

Disney update the old fairytale The Frog Prince for their latest offering - a traditional hand-drawn animation like classics Snow White and Cinderella.

The story follows Tiana, a waitress who lives in New Orlean's French quarter during the jazz age.

Unlike other Disney's princesses, she isn't waiting for her Prince Charming to sweep her off her feet - all she dreams about is fulfilling her father's ambition of owning a restaurant.

And she thinks she has found a way when she encounters Naveen, a prince who has been turned into a frog by an evil witch doctor.

He begs for a kiss to change him back - but their smooch turns her into a frog too and the mismatched duo have to work together to break the curse.

Tiana - voiced by Dreamgirls' Anika Noni Rose - is Disney's first African-American princess in their 75-year history.

She is also the first for 11 years - the last being Mulan in 1998.

The movie is directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, who helmed The Little Mermaid and Aladdin and it is traditional Disney as its best - colourful, beautifully drawn animation, loveable characters and plenty of humour.

The music is also impressive and lives up to the studio's reputation, with a score penned by Oscar-winning composer Randy Newman.

It isn't as good as The Lion King or Beauty And The Beast but kids will love it and it will remind adults of the films they loved as a child. One for the whole family to enjoy.

Watch if you liked: Beauty And The Beast, The Little Mermaid, Mulan.

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